16:7 I will praise 1 the Lord who 2 guides 3 me;
yes, during the night I reflect and learn. 4
1 tn Heb “bless,” that is, “proclaim as worthy of praise.”
2 tn Or “because.”
3 tn Or “counsels, advises.”
4 tn Heb “yes, [during] nights my kidneys instruct [or “correct”] me.” The “kidneys” are viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s moral character (see Ps 26:2). In the quiet darkness the